A Dog's Life

Pooches put on a display during weekend dog show

A person walking around campus this weekend would have noticed a bit more animal activity than usual as the Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno put on its annual all--breed dog show.

Every patch of grass from the science building to Thomas Administration was filled with four-legged contestants and their two-legged owners—all joined in friendly competition.

In the agility division, spectators could watch as canines crawled up A-frames, balanced on seesaws and darted between weave poles.

Those interested in a more slowly paced event could have headed over to either the obedience ring—where the relationship between dog and master was the focus—or to confirmation, an event similar to the Westminster Dog Show many have seen on television.

Mixed in among the event areas were booths where people could buy every imaginable piece of dog paraphernalia under the sun, from dog door mats, to dog socks to ceramic figurines of dogs.

Although the show had usually been held at the fairgrounds, the two-day event was moved to campus after the Fresno Home and Garden Show booked the fairgrounds first.